English composer and impresario of musical theater Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s “Unmasked – The Platinum Collection” has been released. The album offers a superb overview of the career to date of the most successful composers of the modern era featuring performances from Barbra Streisand, Beyoncé, Donny Osmond, Gregory Porter, Lana Del Rey, Madonna and Michael Ball. among others.
The collection has been personally curated and overseen by Lloyd Webber to include classics from his earliest work starting with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat through to his most recent School of Rock. Newly recorded songs from superstar artists including Nicole Scherzinger’s “Memory” from “Cats,” Gregory Porter’s “Light at the End of the Tunnel” from “Starlight Express” and Lana Del Rey’s “You Must Love Me” from “Evita” add to the collection of his cherished works from the past five decades.
In 2017, Lloyd Webber became the only person to equal the record set in 1953 by Rodgers & Hammerstein with four shows running concurrently on Broadway namely “Sunset Boulevard,” “Cats,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “School of Rock.” Two of his shows are currently running on both Broadway and the West End, which are “School of Rock” and “The Phantom of the Opera.”
Lloyd Webber has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and his musicals have grossed more than $13.6 billion and have been watched by 300-plus million people across 44 countries. In addition to his worldwide sales and audiences, he has been recognized by critics and peers with numerous accolades and awards, including seven Oliviers, seven Tonys, three Grammys, one Golden Globe and an Oscar.
Exclusively distributed by MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines), Lloyd Webber’s “Unmasked – The Platinum Collection” is now available to download or stream. Here is the track listing:
I.
- 01 Superstar • Murray Head & The Trinidad Singers
- 02 The Phantom Of The Opera • Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford
- 03 Oh What A Circus • Antonio Banderas & Madonna
- 04 Love Changes Everything • Michael Ball
- 05 Stick It To The Man • Alex Brightman & The Broadway Cast Of School Of Rock
- 06 Memory* • Nicole Scherzinger
- 07 No Matter What • Boyzone
- 08 With One Look • Barbra Streisand
- 09 Buenos Aires • Glee Cast
- 10 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina • Julie Covington
- 11 Take That Look Off Your Face • Marti Webb
- 12 I’m Hopeless When It Comes To You • Joanna Riding
- 13 Light At The End Of The Tunnel* • Gregory Porter
- 14 The Music Of The Night • Michael Crawford
- 15 Gethsemane ( I Only Want To Say) • Ian Gillan
- 16 Any Dream Will Do • Donny Osmond
- 17 Amigos Para Siempre • Sarah Brightman & José Carreras
- 18 I Don’t Know How To Love Him • Yvonne Elliman
II.
- 01 As If We Never Said Goodbye • Glenn Close
- 02 Theme And Variations 1-4 • Andrew Lloyd Webber
- 03 Unexpected Song • Sarah Brightman
- 04 You Must Love Me* • Lana Del Rey
- 05 Everything’s Alright • Yvonne Elliman, Ian Gillan & Murray Head
- 06 The Vaults Of Heaven • Tom Jones & The Sounds Of Blackness
- 07 Another Suitcase In Another Hall • Madonna
- 08 You’re In The Band • Broadway Cast Of School Of Rock
- 09 It’s Easy For You • Elvis Presley
- 10 Cold • The Everly Brothers
- 11 Come Back With The Same Look • Denise Van Outen
- 12 I Am The Starlight* • Mica Paris & George Ure
- 13 Mr. Mistoffelees • Paul Nicholas
- 14 Tell Me On A Sunday • Michael Crawford
- 15 Think Of Me • Emmy Rossum & Patrick Wilson
- 16 Rainbow High • Elaine Paige
- 17 All I Ask Of You • Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman
- 18 Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) • Sierra Boggess
- Bonus Track Learn To Be Lonely* (Live At The Oscars) • Beyoncé & Andrew Lloyd Webber
III.
- 01 Jacob & Sons/Coat Of Many Colours • Janet Metz, Donny Osmond, Michael Fletcher & The Canadian Cast
- 02 Close Every Door • Donny Osmond
- 03 Heaven On Their Minds* (Live – Arena Tour) • Tim Minchin
- 04 King Herod’s Song • Alice Cooper
- 05 Skimbleshanks • Ken Wells & The Original London Cast Of Cats
- 06 Macavity: The Mystery Cat • Wendy Edmead & Donna King
- 07 You’ve Never Had It So Good • Stephen Ward Original London Cast
- 08 I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You • Elena Roger & Philip Quast
- 09 Evermore Without You • Martin Crewes
- 10 I Believe My Heart • Duncan James & Keedie
- 11 If Only You Would Listen • The Broadway Cast Of School Of Rock
- 12 Sing • Military Wives
- 13 Hosanna • Jesus Christ Superstar London Cast
- 14 Hosanna • Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman & The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral
- 15 Pie Jesu • Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston
- 16 By Jeeves • Steven Pacey, Simon Day & Nicholas Haverson
- 17 Where Did The Rock Go?* • Florence Andrews
IV.
- 01 Phantom Phantasy† • Original London Orchestra
- 02 Masquerade • Original Motion Picture Cast
- 03 ’Til I Hear You Sing • Ramin Karimloo
- 04 Love Never Dies Orchestral Suite† • Original London Orchestra
- 05 Love Never Dies•Sierra Boggess
- 06 The Beauty Underneath*•Ben Lewis & Casey Lyons
- 07 Variations On Variations† • Andrew Lloyd Webber
- 08 Jesus Christ Superstar Overture • Original Jesus Christ Superstar Orchestra
- 09 Overture And The Beautiful Game† • Original Cast And Orchestra From The Beautiful Game
- 10 If This Is What We’re Fighting For • Josie Walker
- 11 Cats Overture • The Original London Orchestra
- 12 The Jellicle Ball • Cats Motion Picture Orchestra
- 13 Sunset Suite† • Original Broadway Orchestra
- 14 Sunset Boulevard • Kevin Anderson
- 15 Aspects Of Aspects • Orchester Der Vereinigten Buehnen Wien
- 16 Seeing Is Believing • Michael Ball & Sarah Brightman
- 17 Anything But Lonely • Sarah Brightman
Listen to Scherzinger’s “Memory” from “Cats” here:
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